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Located on the Zambezi River on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, Victoria Falls spans 1,708 metres across. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Victoria Falls forms the largest curtain of falling water on Earth

Located on the Zambezi River on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, Victoria Falls spans 1,708 metres across.

While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall, Victoria Falls is classified as the world's largest curtain of falling water based on its combined width and height of 108 metres. The local Kololo people named it Mosi-oa-Tunya, meaning the smoke that thunders. The spray from the falls can be seen from over twenty kilometres away.

Tourists swimming at Victoria Falls — Original uploader was Ian Restall at en.wikipedia · Public domain · source

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Located on the Zambezi River on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, Victoria Falls spans 1,708 metres across. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a world geography fact?: Yes. It sits on the World Geography shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.